President Obama on scheduled sequester spending cuts

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President Obama appears at the White House with firefighters and police officers, who are among those who would be affected if scheduled spending cuts go into effect March 1. "These cuts are not smart. They are not fair. They will hurt our economy," Obama said.

President Obama appears at the White House with firefighters and police officers, who are among those who would be affected if scheduled spending cuts go into effect March 1. "These cuts are not smart. They are not fair. They will hurt our economy," Obama said. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama appears at the White House with firefighters and police officers, who are among those who would be affected if scheduled spending cuts go into effect March 1. "These cuts are not smart. They are not fair. They will hurt our economy," Obama said.